Dance First is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store in Canada. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 10 June 2026.
Where to watch Dance First
🇨🇦 Canada
Good to know
- Director
- James Marsh
- Release date
- 2023-11-03
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Language
- French
- Box office
- $162,919
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Belgium
- Studio
- 2LE Media
Dance First — trailer
About Dance First
Dance First is a 2023 movie in the History and Drama genres, directed by James Marsh, starring Gabriel Byrne, Aidan Gillen and Sandrine Bonnaire. It has a runtime of 1 hour 40 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.9/10 from 25 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Dance First in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.
Synopsis
Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse…Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts. Titled after Beckett’s famous ethos “Dance first, think later”, the film is a sweeping account of the life of this 20th-century icon.
Cast
Gabriel Byrne
Samuel Beckett
Aidan Gillen
James Joyce
Sandrine Bonnaire
Suzanne
Fionn O'Shea
Young Samuel
Maxine Peake
Barbara
Bronagh Gallagher
Nora Barnacle
Lisa Dwyer Hogg
May Beckett
Caroline Boulton
Sylvia Beach
Gráinne Good
Lucia Joyce
Cillian Hollywood
5 year old Samuel
Patrik Piró
Adam
Léonie Lojkine
Younger Suzanne
Themes & keywords
Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch Dance First in Canada?+
In Canada, Dance First is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there right now.
Is Dance First on Netflix?+
Dance First is not on Netflix in Canada right now.
How long is Dance First?+
Dance First has a runtime of 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).
Who stars in Dance First?+
Dance First stars Gabriel Byrne, Aidan Gillen, Sandrine Bonnaire, Fionn O'Shea and Maxine Peake.
When did Dance First come out?+
Dance First is a 2023 movie directed by James Marsh.
What genre is Dance First?+
Dance First is History and Drama film.
Who directed Dance First?+
Dance First was directed by James Marsh.
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